Search results for "Gastroenterology"
Working to bridge medicine's stubborn gender wage gap
Women now outnumber men in U.S. medical schools, but after training, they can expect to earn significantly less.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/working-to-bridge-medicines-stubborn-gender-wage-gap.htm
1 Sep 2022
Increasing colorectal cancer screening
Screening rates increased from 2000 to 2015 but continue to lag behind goal levels.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/increasing-colorectal-cancer-screening.htm
1 Jan 2019
Addressing the gut-brain connection in IBS
While psychotherapies are effective treatments for some digestive disorders, stigma around both functional gut disorders and mental health diagnoses limits uptake, both for physicians and patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/addressing-the-gut-brain-connection-in-ibs.htm
1 Sep 2019
Functional gut disorders become clearer as models emerge
One major finding is that irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia are connected.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/functional-gut-disorders-become-clearer-as-models-emerge.htm
1 Jan 2019
40 years in health policy, then 40 days in the hospital
My time as a patient made me more aware, in a way that researching and writing about health policy can never do, that although my care experience was mostly positive, this is not the case for millions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/03/40-years-in-health-policy-then-40-days-in-the-hospital.htm
1 Mar 2022
Consider the hepatic benefits of coffee
A reader considers drinking coffee and its potential preventive effect for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/07/consider-the-hepatic-benefits-of-coffee.htm
1 Jul 2021
Safety nets catch at-risk patients
Brigham and Women's Hospital has seen positive results from creating ambulatory safety nets for patients at risk for cancer.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/safety-nets-catch-at-risk-patients.htm
1 Jan 2020
Uptake of CRC screening leaves room for improvement
This issue also covers IMGs and immigration policy, along with conference coverage on gastroenterology and the art of diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/uptake-of-crc-screening-leaves-room-for-improvement.htm
1 Jan 2019
Looking back and looking forward
As the year begins, ACP's President shares where ACP has been and where membership voices have guided ACP to engage in the coming year.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/looking-back-and-looking-forward.htm
1 Jan 2019
Don't miss these rare GI diseases
An expert offers evidence-based approaches to diagnosing and treating five rare disorders of the GI system at Internal Medicine Meeting 2022.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/dont-miss-these-rare-gi-diseases.htm
1 Jul 2022